Municipal Service Worker II

City of Miami Beach; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 vacation days

12 sick days

15 paid holidays

Group medical and dental insurance

Retirement plan and 457/similar

Job summary

City of Miami Beach is seeking personnel for advanced manual labor roles under general supervision. Responsibilities include operating maintenance equipment, performing routine maintenance, and supervising unskilled staff on various park and city infrastructure tasks.

Applicants should have at least 6 months of semi-skilled labor experience, a Florida driver's license, and be prepared for shift work including nights and weekends. Full-time employment offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months experience performing semi-skilled manual labor.
• Ability to work under general supervision.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to operate basic maintenance tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Supervises unskilled employees on assigned tasks.
• Operates and maintains maintenance equipment as required.
• Performs routine maintenance and minor repairs.
• Transports workers, equipment, materials, and supplies as needed.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures in all tasks.

Skills

Semi-skilled labor

Record keeping

Team supervision

Safety awareness

Job description

Nature of Work

Advanced manual labor duties of a skilled and semi-skilled nature. Work is performed under general supervision.

Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties

• Supervises unskilled employees
• Keeps some simple records and submits reports
• Performs manual labor work requiring knowledge of some specialized facets of a particular field of maintenance or construction work
• Operates maintenance or construction equipment or may drive a truck
• Drives and operates professional type mowers in the maintenance of parks and parkways and performs routine maintenance and makes minor repairs and adjustments thereon
• Repairs, replaces and installs sewer and water lines and related facilities
• Inspects, repairs and paints fire hydrants
• Paints, repairs, installs traffic signs, barricades and other traffic control devices
• Makes water connection taps and operates tapping equipment
• Spray paints road markings, loads painting materials and supplies
• Constructs and raises brick manholes
• Drives and operates farm-type tractors with a variety of attachments such as spreaders, trailers, drags, tillers, cultivators, mowing units, and other attachments necessary for park maintenance and construction; and performs routine maintenance and makes minor repairs and adjustments thereon
• Transports workers, equipment, materials, and supplies
• Performs related work as required

Minimum Requirements

• OPEN COMPETITIVE:
• Six (6) months experience performing semi-skilled manual labor, often under unfavorable conditions
• Florida Driver's license
• Some positions require a Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License valid for air brakes
• Shift work includes nights, weekends, and holidays
• PROMOTIONAL:
• Employed by the City for the past six (6) months with Regular status (part-time will be prorated)
• Six (6) months experience performing semi-skilled manual labor, often under unfavorable conditions
• Florida driver's license
• Some positions require a Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License valid for air brakes
• Shift work includes nights, weekends, and holidays

TEMPORARY (1 YEAR ONLY):

• Six (6) months experience performing semi-skilled manual labor, often under unfavorable conditions
• Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License valid for air brakes
• Six (6) months experience making water connection taps and operating tapping equipment
• Shift work includes nights, weekends, and holidays

Physical Requirements:

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
• Significant walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling
• Ability to lift heavy objects

For All Positions:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Performs related work as required
• Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach

For All Technical, Professional, Supervisory And Managerial Positions:

• Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City's strategic plan.

Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified.

Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year) must be submitted with the application.

DCF: For any job announcement that requires a screening through the clearinghouse please see link to the website:

HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

Benefits are available to FULL-TIME employees only. The City of Miami Beach offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 12 vacation, 12 sick days, 15 paid holidays (11 holidays and 4 floating holidays); partially sponsored by the City group medical (including visual) and dental insurance, life insurance. Excellent retirement plan: pre-tax employee contribution added to the City's contribution; 5 year "cliff vesting".

Voluntary Benefits (fully paid by the employee, but payroll deductible): flexible spending account; 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, and Roth IRA; universal and critical life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care, and lump sum cancer policy. Also, U.S. Legal Services, tuition assistance, pre-tax payroll contributions, continuation of medical and dental coverage up to 18 months upon termination (COBRA).

For a more detailed overview of the benefit package, please visit Benefits section at http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/hr